Combination hanger for clothes



June 2,1959 L. GIBRON 2,889,092

COMBINATION HANGER FOR CLOTHES Filed July 22, 1954 JNVEN TOR. LUC/LE GIBRON buiaa, M4 M/ W 7 ATTORNEYS COMBINATION HANGER FOR CLOTHES Lucile Gibrou, ChulaVista, Calif.

Application July 22, 1954, Serial No. 444,994

2 Claims. (Cl. 223-91) The present invention relates to a hanger for clothes, and particularly to a combination hanger for coats and trousers or skirts.

The hanger includes an elongated horizontally-extending bar, and this bar is provided with longitudinally-ex tending grooves, preferably on both side faces thereof. The hanger also includes vertically-extending fingers spaced horizontally from one another and are movably, that is pivotally, carried by the bar, and each of the fingers includes a section having horizontally-extending grooves which confront the grooves in the bar. A spring is provided for each of the fingers, and this spring yieldingly urges the grooved finger section onto the bar.

In one aspect of the invention the spring, which yieldingly urges the finger section into position, is also utilized as the element for holding the finger in position on the bar, and if fingers are disposed adjacent one another, but on opposite sides of the bar, the spring is utilized for holding both fingers on the bar.

Still another aspect of the present invention, at least one of the fingers is movable horizontally relative to the bar so as to more readily clamp material of different widths in position.

Further objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings wherein a preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated.

In the drawings:

Fig. l is a top plan view of the hanger;

Fig. 2 is a side view of the hanger; and

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3--3 of Fig. 2.

Referring more in detail to the drawings, the hanger 20 includes a garmentand shoulder-supporting bar 21 connected by a yoke 22, to which latter there is attached an upwardly-extending hook 23. The bars 21 extend upwardly and rearwardly to conform more closely to the shape of the garment. The hanger 20 also includes a lower bar 25. This bar extends, generally, horizontally and is connected with the lower ends of the shouldersupporting bars 21. The sections 21, 22, and 25 may be formed integrally and are preferably formed of a plastic.

The bar 25 is provided with a plurality of longitudinally-extending grooves 26 and, preferably, the grooves are disposed on opposite sides of the bar.

Vertical spring-pressed fingers 28 have their lower sections 29 yieldingly urged against the grooved sections of the bar 25. These sections 29 are provided with grooves 30 which confront and complement the grooves 26 and the bar 25.

The fingers are urged to position by resilient springs 32. Preferably a pair of fingers 28 have their portions 29 urged against the bar 25 by one spring. To accomplish this, an opening 33 is formed in the bar 25, one opening for each pair of fingers. Each finger includes a fulcrum section 35 confronting a like section on the other of the pair of fingers, and this fulcrum section is aligned with the opening 33 and extends within the opening. The spring 32 includes a substantially horizontally-exnited States Patent 6 Patented June 2:, 1959 tending section 38, which is interposed between the confronting portions of the fulcrum sections 35 of a pair of fingers 28. This section 38 is Within the plane of opening 33 of lower bar '25. One end of section 38 merges into a loop section 37 which curves in a clockwise direction in Fig. 3 and engages one side of both fulcrum sections 35 on each finger 2S. Loop 37 merges with section 44 which traverses opening 33 and extends downwardly and to the left to merge with a horizontallyextending portion 45, which rests within groove 41 on the outer surface offinger 28 below the fulcrum portion 35. The opposite end of'the horizontal section 38merges with another loop similar to loop 37 although curved in the opposite direction. This loop engages the other side (hidden from view in Fig. 3) of both fulcrum sections 35 on each finger 28- and merges into section 39, part 40 of which is shown by dashed lines. Section 39 traverses opening 33 from upper left and extends downwardly to the right to merge into horizontally-extending portion 41 which rests within groove 42 on the other finger 28.

The upper part of both loops are yieldingly urged against a shoulder 47 formed by the inside of the opening 33. The spring sections 39 and 44 are yieldingly urged against the shoulders 48 and 49 formed by the lower part of opening 33. Thus the spring 32 not only urges the lower parts of the fingers 28 into yielding engagement with the bar 25, but also yieldingly holds the fingers on the bar 25, the aforementioned shoulders 47, 48, and 49 preventing displacement of the spring.

The integral upper sections of the fingers 28 extend outwardly from the bar 25 so that they can be pressed to ward the bar. When pressed toward the bar, the fingers will fulcrum about section 35 to thereby move its lower section away from the bar, whereby a garment can be placed in position between section 29 and the bar. The spring of course retains the garment in position after the upper section is released.

One or more of the openings 33 may be a horizontally elongated slot, as shown at 51, whereby a pair of fingers 28 may be shifted horizontally of the bar 25. In this manner the one pair of fingers can be adjusted to one another so as to accommodate clothes of different widths, such as cuffs of trousers which are relatively narrow with respect to the once-folded upper part of a skirt.

While the form of embodiment herein shown and described constitutes a preferred form, it is to be understood that other forms may be adopted falling within the scope of the claims that follow.

I claim:

1. A hanger for clothes comprising a pair of shoulder supporting bars having a horizontally extending bar connecting the outer ends thereof, said horizontally extending bar having a plurality of openings therein and having horizontally extending grooves below said openings, each of said openings having a top shoulder and a bottom shoulder, a spring member having loop portions engaging said top shoulder, said loop portions merging into downwardly extending sections, said downwardly extending sections crossing within said opening and extending transversely therethrough and engaging said bottom shoulder to position said spring member in said opening, a pair of fingers one on each side of said horizontally extend ing bar, said fingers having upwardly and outwardly extending upper sections and lower inwardly extending sections engageable with said horizontally extending bar below said opening, said lower section of said fingers having horizontally extending grooves on the inner surfaces thereof, said grooves of said horizontally extending bar and said fingers confronting and complementing each other to provide maximum contacting surface therebetween, fulcrum means intermediate the ends of said fingers for pivotally moving said fingers relative to said horizontally extending bar, said downwardly extending spring sections engaging and yieldingly urging said lower finger sections into contact with said horizontally extending bar.

2. A hanger for clothes comprising a pair of shoulder supporting bars having a horizontally extending bar conmeeting the outer ends thereof, said horizontally extending bar having a plurality of openings therein, each of said openings having a top shoulder and a bottom shoulder, a spring member having loop portions engaging said top shoulder, said loop portions merging into downwardly extending sections, said downwardly extending sections crossing within said opening and extending transversely therethrough and engaging said bottom shoulder to position said spring member in said opening, said bottom shoulder comprising inwardly tapered surfaces from opposite sides of said horizontally extending bar, each of said surfaces providing maximum contact with one of said extending spring sections, a pair of fingers one on each side of said horizontally extending bar, said fingers having upwardly and outwardly extending upper sections and lower inwardly extending sections engageable with said horizontally extending bar below said opening, fulcrum means intermediate the ends of said fingers for pivotally moving said fingers relative to said horizontally extending bar, said downwardly extending spring sections engaging and yieldingly urging said lower finger sections into contact with said horizontally extending bar.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 446,648 Schmid Feb. 17, 1891 2,408,344 Schurrah Sept. 24, 1946 2,421,307 Albrecht May 27, 1947 2,477,271 Stevens July 26, 1949 2,483,303 Rysick Sept. 27, 1949 

